Commonweaith Politics

Hokitika Guardian, 5 July 1923, Page 4

Commonweaith Politics

SYDX KV. .Inn;' 21. | «hat i lie oi ills 1 l.tilnutr ru<-;m-I | -Mr Main iH'.v, liittci ly <!«•- • ri! ••<I j :is ‘'flummery'’ (( he oi|iti|:ige of 1 1 u_> : Govenior-Gcnerid and tlie.- State attire | 1)1 1 ! is t) (llicllsivc 111 il ill'll 11 ICl'l It |V ) mnitnuiuiy. “tiummery." however. | which ntti acted great cr.j’.vils ul in(.>rcstrd >| i*. L:it;;!*■ I lie federal ]rli:iI nifiil in s i puii' i] mill cm 1 11’ii 11111 in '••’lint pi< niisu, in 1..- a short ami stnnni ! session. | Since the electi.ii. ii f House lint j l.e ‘ll elu.-etl in ui-iiei- ! i give tile new | Xntiin/1 1-t/tMint ry I’arty rrtnbinaf on. | umler Air liittre. time tu Inimuhite n. I | t.iicy ami grasp tlx- problems t hat | lmve lu he tilled. Now it is desired j that Air iirtiee slinil attend the Imperial (.'miierenee in London, mid p; j he Is adverse tn I’.U ii uncut si 11 iie_r d'i ■ | :| i, least in ten weeks. Tn this the , Labour ((ppusition. under .Mr Cliiirhr.it ! v.im. le the v. ay. appears tn lmve matie a v. iin!'. i t ill re' av.'iy I'r.iin Ids rci-cnt i severe opera! inn. takes t ill* most emI |d'nt ie t.i.iei !ti l!. Th.l do nut oppose jMr Hr.tt going i ; |. o.dnu. although | lit. ; da -J lay lire:.l nnvi'iMii'- at in I his p .'icy. cssei dally it yarding defence, u lieu there, but they G rungly m-uwl the i'ie;n« nl Ihi ’! iameilt In enntinne s;i_ tiny tlnriiit; Ins ale cnee. This v.m e'en-.' during innr ■ I ''an cue l.ntidnn vi-i! while Air Hugh"-, v.ir- in pnwi". Mil l they tail tn *...• any tea, n !'■ r tin. 1 arting from that precedent. Ah Hnim. however, sees sneji M mux ol jerLinn tliat I'e has tefnsed tu go to f.--n----tlnn mil. ■, lilt- I!, use e- in eiicnl inn during hi- iihsetiee. The eiinse nf litis etile sleiiileriie.ss ,f the bonds that li Id lie- ( mint; y and Nat i'liialisl fatties inStedk'l'. Xoh. .ly realises liftin' than Air IJt nee. IV ho was largely rho-en fluids present post lr came of 1 1 is tail. Iliw thin ihe ire is on uliieh the Government must shine it Idle Ihe Home is in session. I lit ii these brief ten weeks the Government liopi'S to com "ill rate a h.ug | niyinin e, and one wliiell. til'd if not been thoroughly threshed nut before-■ hair!, in.old he an utter iinpc,-ibi!ity. j 111 spite of |..'.hoar's deelared iiii.olli.ioil , of u»i 1 1 1>: every possible ngeiiry of oh- j sl.ruelioti. il i- helieved that the leusi- | ness will lie rushed tluoowh. It f- j nhieh have nearly arrived at with | the States fur the ( uninmnwealth in evacuate the held of income taxation. | the Stale foregoing the 2m Jier head j per eai iut payments received from the Giuumullii eaith silit f federal ion, and in respect of arbitration, under which the I powers of the C' uiimonivealth are re- j tliieed and strictly defined in order tu i overcome the present ovri lapping. Iho j l.ahour Party, in a futile censure mi - j tiou. has llireatened to carry iis op- t position to these measures to the length . of rescinding them if il gets hack to I

power. The only State which is hanging back over the financial project is Xow South Wales, and here the Press lias so unanimously trounced the Treasurer for his attitude that it is common knowledge he will give way. Bills to put the Commonwealth shipping line which lias lost £1.000,000 dining the past year, and tile Commonwealth Bank which since its establishment in 1012 has been under the exclusive control of Sir Denison Miller up to his death a fortnight ago. under business hoards, are included in the programme, as also i> a provision lor a census of the resources of Australia with a view to the best utilisation of immigrants, and provision for their training and accommodation on arrival. Legislation will also include the subsidising of K stern trade, measures L>r developing toad transit facilities in conjunction with Die v*ttotc*s—large grants have already been made to the States for this purpose and the control of wireless broadcasting. ]n the last-meutioni'd ilireeti- o il i- : intended to safeguard thoroughly the rights of ue-Uspapers over news .'T.d other limiters published hy them.